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SBS gets viewer pushback over decision not to join Eurovision boycott if Israel allowed

Broadcaster’s acting MD says it’s crucial in these ‘troubling times’ to be impartial. Plus: ABC’s John Lyons takes on Trump

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025

Laura Tingle exits press gallery after 40 years with parting shot on News Corp’s election ‘irrelevance’

The political editor for 7.30 signs off saying ‘there’s no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do’. Plus: Mail’s headline highlight

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025

Mark Humphries’ comedy sketch cut from 7.30 in ABC’s latest cost-cutting drive

Satirical sketches axed due to ‘tight budgetary environment’. Plus: ABC managing director David Anderson gains another term

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2023

Pig slaughter methods defended by pork industry after animal activists release footage

The pork industry says stunning pigs with carbon dioxide gas before slaughter is "science-backed" and legal, after footage of the practice shot by animal rights activists was aired by the ABC's 7.30 program.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Hidden cameras capture gas stunning in Australia's pork industry

The use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before slaughter is legal and widespread – but activists believe the industry doesn't want you to know what it looks like.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

Images suggest land being cleared for cotton farming before permits granted

There's global demand for cotton and big profits to be made for farmers — but the growing industry is putting one of the last tropical savannas and untouched river networks in the world under threat.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Customers claim they were lured into foreign exchange trading and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars

Former customers of an Australian company claim they were lured into the high-risk world of foreign exchange trading under false pretences and subjected to high-pressure sales tactics which contributed to them losing huge sums.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

ABC journalist Suzanne Dredge shares her story of overcoming adversity to become the first Head of Indigenous News

After a difficult start, Suzanne Dredge transformed her life to become a multi-award-winning journalist. Now she is the ABC's first Head of Indigenous News, responsible for elevating coverage of Indigenous Affairs.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Investors are missing millions after Union Standard collapsed. But an offshore company structure is complicating investigations

A flashy Australian finance company that sponsored English football team Sheffield United is under intense scrutiny by liquidators over hundreds of millions of dollars in funds investors claim they are owed.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Australians losing superannuation savings to sophisticated new scam

A sophisticated new scam targets the retirement nest eggs of Australians, exposing the vulnerability of a superannuation fund and a major bank to scam activity.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022